Free Accommodation for Kids with Cancer in Ukraine

Dear friends,

thank you for making a home away from home for kids with cancer!

Dacha house is a place where kids forget about hospitals and therapies. Here, they are free to indulge in what they like to do. Like Ira, Dacha's make-up artist.

15-year-old Ira comes from a family of refugees. She had to leave everything behind with her mom to escape the war. When their life got back to normal somehow, Ira fell ill. She felt that something was wrong with her cheek in 2020. It was the pandemic's beginning, and then it was next to impossible to go to the doctor. They sent the picture of the swelling in messenger, but in such a way, the doctor couldn't make an accurate diagnosis. Ira managed to get to the hospital only when she felt sharp pain. After surgery and biopsy, it turned out that it was cancer.

Ira was on treatment in Kyiv for almost a year. When she was not receiving therapy, she came to the Dacha with her mom. There, she could enjoy her favorite pastime: make-up. She learned new techniques from internet tutorials and posted her own ideas on her Instagram page.  She got a new make-up kit as a birthday present, and she experimented with it to share with her followers.

As you can see in the pictures, Ira is skillful. She is always ready to share her skills with others. She organized make-up masterclasses for Dacha moms and girls and taught them her secrets. Even in their hardest life period, they want to be beautiful, and Ira helps them with it.

Thank you for making Dacha possible for Ira and 70 other kids who need a place to be themselves in a difficult time in their lives.